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freólíce

(adv.)
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Heó þæt ǽrende onféng freólíce, Hy. 10, 15. without restraint or reserve in regard to speech Ðá unwaran láreówas ne durron ryht freólíce lǽran and unforwandodlíce sprecan, Past. 89, 12.

glæd-mód

(adj.)
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Cf. glædlíce; Hé flýhð yfla gehwylc . . . glædmód gyrneð ( is quick to desire ) þæt hé gódra mǽst dǽda gefremme, Ph. 462. of gentle mind, having kindly thoughts Eóde þá fromlíce fǽmnan tó sprǽce . . . þǽr hé glædmód geonge wiste wíc weardian (cf. the

leóf

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Nán wiht ne þæs leófes ne þæs láðes, Wlfst. 185, 1

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Þá hié ongeátan þæt þæt festen sceolde ábrocen bión, hí sendon on óðer fæstre fæsten, 3, 11; S. 148, 23.

mis-fadian

(v.)
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Se abbod nán þing ne misfadige (miss-, v.l.) ne unrihtlíce ne geendebyrde, swylce hé freólíce dón móte þæt, þæt him lícige nic abbas quasi libera utens potestate injuste disponat aliquid, R. Ben. 113, 25. Add

hentan

to seizetaketo arrestto capturestriketo try to get

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Se cásere beád þ man swíðe georne sceolde cépan crístenra manna, and gehwá þǽr hé mihte heora be feore hente Hml. S. 23, 49. to capture an animal Þá woldon þá hǽþenan he[n]tan þǽre leó, ac heó gelælite ǽfre ǽnne and æune, Hml.

híw-rǽden

Grammar
híw-rǽden, In
  • Ps. L.
the word is neuter

a familya housea housefamilytribenation

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Híwrǽdene, Hpt. 31, 18, 504. a house, body of people living together with common interests and occupations, a religious house Þæt heó sién þǽm biscope holde and þǽre heórǽdene æt Weogornaceastre, Cht. Th. 168, 24.

hleóþrian

(v.)

To make a soundto soundresoundTo speak words

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To speak words Þǽra worda gemyndig þe hé hleóðrade tó Abrahame, Ps. Th. 104, 37

fúl-lic

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Hit is fúllic þingc and Gode láð, þæt hí . . . befýlað hí selfe . . . þæt hí farað fram wífe tó wífe, eall swá stunte nýtenu dóð, Wlfst. 305, 7.

ge-lengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lengan, to lengthen.
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Æfter þaes gyltes gemete sceal beón gelencged (-lengen, v. l.) þǽre ámánsumunge gemet secundum modum culpe excommunicationis debet extendi mensura, R. Ben. 48, 15. to prolong an action, state, condition, &c.

dún

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On Lucaniam on Arosinis þǽre dúne apud Lucaniam in Arusinis campis, 4, 1; S. 158, 23. Micelne fultum hí gegaderodon on Thraci þǽre dúne Dyrrachium gerendi bellum sedem delegerunt, 5, 12; S. 240, 15, 23.

brúcan

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Ne mihte nánwuht libbendes ðǽre eorþan brúcan, ne þæs wæteres, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 9. Úre æfter his bebodum tó brúcanne, 7, 5 ; F. 24, 9. Wæs þæt folc þæs micclan welan ungemetlíce brúcende bonis male utens , Ors. 1, 3; S. 32, 8.

ge-férness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-férness, (?), e; f.
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Going For þon þe mycelre tíde ǽr þǽre hálignesse hús geclǽnsod beón sceolde and seó gastlíþnes þæs Crístes wícsceáweres and seó gifernes gebúend wæs þæs Crístes engles and seó heall þæs hálgan gástes mundabatur enim longo tempore sacrificii domus, sanctitatis

hyht

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Þæs þú gife hleótest, háligne hyht on heofonþrymme, 481. Ic þé háte þæt þú hellwarum hyht ne ábeóde, ah þú him secgan miht sorga mǽste, Sat. 695.

ge-gladian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 145, 3. to please Sé sé þe þæt déð þæt his þearfa beóð, sé gegladað God; and sé þe déð ǽnig unnyt, . . . hé ábelhð his Drihtne, Wlfst. 279, 1. Gif hí mid gódum weorcum hine gegladiað, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 16. Ꝥ hig God gegladian, Ll.

(adj.)
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Þæt hé menige tó þám ilcan wuda þǽr ic ðás sceaftas cearf fetige hym þár má, Solil. H. 1. 11. Hwæt wille ic má cwæðan ?

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Cf. (1 b α) :-- Wæs hé gemyndig, hú hé in yrmðum wunade, An. 163. introducing a noun clause Bið þridde tácen, hú (cf. án is . . . þæt, 1239, óðer is . . . þæt, 1244) . . . þæt gesǽlige weorud gesihð þæt fordóne þrowian, Cri. 1248.

hildan

(v.)

to bendincline

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Ne drinc ðú of þǽre flascan, ac hyld (inclina) þú hí wærlíce, Gr. D. 142, 5. Þá þá hé helde ł bígede cum (membra sopori) dedisset i. inclinasset, An. Ox. 2105. intrans.

Linked entries: hyldan heldan -hilde

ge-menged

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Add: mixed, composite, not simple Lyft is gemenged . . . nis þæt nán wundor, þæt hió sié wearm and ceald, Met. 20, 79. in which distinction is not made Gemenged promiscuum, An. Ox. 3854.

ge-férscipe

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On þes arcbes gewitnesse and on ealles þæs geférscipes þe him mid wæs. Chr. 1022 ; P. 157, 7. Þ þǽr mihten men gyrnau þára úplicra burhwara and þæs écean geférscipes, Bl. H. 197, 17.